Texting While Driving PSA (Warning: Graphic Content)
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MelechYisrael
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I had to wait a couple of days before posting a reply to this. The video was quite gruesome. Though appropriate I believe. I was thinking it would be something to somehow show this to high school kids, since they seem to have such a tendency for texting.
I remember watching a talk show last year about young people texting while driving. And one 17 year old girl stated she would never stop, despite all the evidence shown her as to how disastrous such actions can be.
Unfortunately they don't seem to realize it isn't just themselves that pay the price, but others can and do get hurt as well.
Good video, Chad.
I remember watching a talk show last year about young people texting while driving. And one 17 year old girl stated she would never stop, despite all the evidence shown her as to how disastrous such actions can be.
Unfortunately they don't seem to realize it isn't just themselves that pay the price, but others can and do get hurt as well.
Good video, Chad.
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Its sad but teens these days can be really stupid, just mindless. Its the truth and evidence is everywhere. Between bad driving, texting while driving, drinking and driving - what else did I leave out?
They just have no clue anymore. I think the laws should be much more strict about this. If someone is caught on the phone while driving, they should be arrested or heavily fined. That'll tighten things up in this country.
If only I was mayor around here
They just have no clue anymore. I think the laws should be much more strict about this. If someone is caught on the phone while driving, they should be arrested or heavily fined. That'll tighten things up in this country.
If only I was mayor around here
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A wee bit of extra information regarding this video.
Graphic British safety video about dangers of texting and driving becomes global Internet hit
LONDON - A graphic British public service announcement about the dangers of sending text messages while driving has become an Internet hit and sparked debate around the world.
The Gwent police force in Wales said Wednesday that an excerpt from a video it made for use in schools has been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube and other Web sites since it was posted last month.
The 30-minute film shows a bubbly teenager named Cassie - "a nice girl from a nice Gwent Valleys family" - who triggers a pileup that kills four people when she tries to send a text message while driving. The graphic, slow-motion depiction of the crash shows heads going through windshields, bloodied bodies and the lifeless eyes of a baby.
Talking on a hand-held mobile phone and texting while driving are both illegal in Britain.
"The film is hitting home because it has a hard edge and it taps into something that lots of people do but know they shouldn't," said the film's director, Peter Watkins-Hughes.
The film has been discussed on television shows in the United States, where more than a dozen states have banned text messaging while driving and where legislation is before Congress that would force states to ban drivers from texting or emailing.
Recent studies suggest text messages may be more distracting to drivers than talking on the phone.
Research by British motorists' group the RAC Foundation found that texting slowed young drivers' reaction times by 35 per cent, more than drugs or alcohol. A study of truck drivers released last month by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that texting increased the risk of collision by 23 times - significantly more than the increase from talking on a cellphone.
Gwent Chief Constable Mick Giannasi said the issues in the film "are as relevant to the people of Tennessee as they are to the residents of Tredegar," the Welsh town where it was shot.
"Texting and driving can have tragic consequences and the more this film is viewed, the better," he said. "Young people think they can text on autopilot because they do it so instinctively - for that reason we need to use strong imagery to get them to sit up and take notice."
Britain has a long tradition of hard-hitting public service ads, shown on television, radio, in movie theaters and more recently on the Internet.
One recent anti-speeding ad showed the bloodied and mangled body of a young girl who has been hit by a car. Another, discouraging binge-drinking, showed a young man in a superhero costume falling to his death.
While most comments posted in response to the Gwent police video praised its impact, some questioned whether such graphic images are necessary, or an effective deterrent.
Watkins-Hughes said he hoped his film would help make text-driving as socially unacceptable as driving while drunk.
"If we can get one person to change their behavior then it will have been worthwhile," he said.
On the Net: Gwent Police - Welcome
Graphic British safety video about dangers of texting and driving becomes global Internet hit
LONDON - A graphic British public service announcement about the dangers of sending text messages while driving has become an Internet hit and sparked debate around the world.
The Gwent police force in Wales said Wednesday that an excerpt from a video it made for use in schools has been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube and other Web sites since it was posted last month.
The 30-minute film shows a bubbly teenager named Cassie - "a nice girl from a nice Gwent Valleys family" - who triggers a pileup that kills four people when she tries to send a text message while driving. The graphic, slow-motion depiction of the crash shows heads going through windshields, bloodied bodies and the lifeless eyes of a baby.
Talking on a hand-held mobile phone and texting while driving are both illegal in Britain.
"The film is hitting home because it has a hard edge and it taps into something that lots of people do but know they shouldn't," said the film's director, Peter Watkins-Hughes.
The film has been discussed on television shows in the United States, where more than a dozen states have banned text messaging while driving and where legislation is before Congress that would force states to ban drivers from texting or emailing.
Recent studies suggest text messages may be more distracting to drivers than talking on the phone.
Research by British motorists' group the RAC Foundation found that texting slowed young drivers' reaction times by 35 per cent, more than drugs or alcohol. A study of truck drivers released last month by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that texting increased the risk of collision by 23 times - significantly more than the increase from talking on a cellphone.
Gwent Chief Constable Mick Giannasi said the issues in the film "are as relevant to the people of Tennessee as they are to the residents of Tredegar," the Welsh town where it was shot.
"Texting and driving can have tragic consequences and the more this film is viewed, the better," he said. "Young people think they can text on autopilot because they do it so instinctively - for that reason we need to use strong imagery to get them to sit up and take notice."
Britain has a long tradition of hard-hitting public service ads, shown on television, radio, in movie theaters and more recently on the Internet.
One recent anti-speeding ad showed the bloodied and mangled body of a young girl who has been hit by a car. Another, discouraging binge-drinking, showed a young man in a superhero costume falling to his death.
While most comments posted in response to the Gwent police video praised its impact, some questioned whether such graphic images are necessary, or an effective deterrent.
Watkins-Hughes said he hoped his film would help make text-driving as socially unacceptable as driving while drunk.
"If we can get one person to change their behavior then it will have been worthwhile," he said.
On the Net: Gwent Police - Welcome
This is a good video. It is an important message to show those who text while driving to STOP. But you know, some will still ignore the warnings.
someone sent me mail that showed an even more gruesome and graphic thing. It was pictures of a real-life accident from someone who texted while he drove. The man was killed by one of those huge big trucks,
you know the ones you see on the highway. The pictures were horrific.
I won't go into detail, but let's just say that the man was not in whole.:lookback:
If you're curious of seeing it, just send me a message.
It is time for those who do this to wake up and smell the danger.
someone sent me mail that showed an even more gruesome and graphic thing. It was pictures of a real-life accident from someone who texted while he drove. The man was killed by one of those huge big trucks,
you know the ones you see on the highway. The pictures were horrific.
I won't go into detail, but let's just say that the man was not in whole.:lookback:
If you're curious of seeing it, just send me a message.
It is time for those who do this to wake up and smell the danger.
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This video was good but not graphic enough to portray the truth. And the problem is not just texting but eating, looking at mail (or directions) site seeing, looking at people in the car, etc.
From Car and Driver:
In testing extra distance traveled to a stop-
while reading 129 feet
while texting 319 feet
The latter is greater than the length of a football field.
From Car and Driver:
In testing extra distance traveled to a stop-
while reading 129 feet
while texting 319 feet
The latter is greater than the length of a football field.
